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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ny, Ny, USA
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Smoking engines....
On saturdaay i was just driving my 944 down the street like normal and all of a sudden, the engine starts smoking like crazy and the car reeks of burning oil. the car has a slight oil leak from the camshaft and occasionally smells like burning oil but its never been like this. The reason im so reluctant to repair this is because my mechanic said it would be 6 hours of labor+parts. Should i fix it or just pray the problem goes away??
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03-06-2001, 11:57 AM
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btw, my mechanic and i are 99% sure that the leak is coming from the camshaft and the entire camshaft will have to be removed to do the job...
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03-06-2001, 12:01 PM
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Coming from camshaft or from camshaft housing where it sits on the head? If it is coming from the camshaft seals, it is either coming out the back or the front. If out the front, you'll see it dripping out the timing belt housing at the bottom. The camshaft housing has a big gasket between it and the head. It is not that difficult to replaceif that is where it is leaking.
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03-06-2001, 12:30 PM
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I had a similar problem with my '84. The cover on the rear of the cam cover has a gasket and is secured by 3 bolts. The lowest bolt was stripped out (don't know why) and had backed off to the point that the bolt had almost fallen out. Oil leaked profusely down the rear of the motor and onto the exhaust pipe which caused a lot of smoke. Fortunately, my mechanic, Tony at Accutrack Engineering in Manhattan Beach CA, was able to tap a new hole and replaced the old gasket without having to remove the cam cover. Saved me big bucks, about $400.00 vs. the $73 I ended up paying.
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